Ultra-light yet indestructible, our favorite cast-iron pan is finally on sale | Food
Mother’s Day deals are popping up everywhere, but one of the best I’ve found comes from Field Company, the maker of the premium skillet that I said “fixed everything I hated about cast iron” in my five-star review. The American-made cookware brand rarely goes on sale, but until 3 May, everything on the site is 15% off with code MOM15.
That means that perfect pan I reviewed, the No 5 Chef Skillet, has dropped from $125 to $106.25. While that’s not an enormous discount, this is the first-ever sale on a unique llittle pan you’ll buy for life.
Field Company
No 5 Chef Skillet
$106.25
I previously covered food at Bon Appétit and have tried a lot of the cookware out there. Among its wrist-straining peers, this is the rare cast-iron pan that feels nimble. At just 2.2lbs and 7.25in in diameter, it’s light enough for flipping breakfast eggs with one hand, swirling sauces, or popping in the oven for a deeply charming Dutch baby. A comparable-size Lodge weighs more than a pound more.
Cast iron is basically indestructible, naturally non-toxic, nonstick and only gets slicker the more you cook with it. Everything I made in the No 5 – eggs, chicken thighs, leafy greens, puff pastries – slid right off, even fresh out of the box. When we asked the pros at the Drexel Food Lab to test for the best non-toxic pans in the US, the team named Field Company’s the best preseasoned one. “If you’re new to cast iron and worried about a learning curve, this is a pan to consider,” they wrote. “We were surprised how easily we could cook eggs in a brand-new Field pan.”
For cooking bigger meals, Field is also offering a deeper 36% discount on pan sets. You can save $152 on a bundle of its two top-selling pans (the No 8 and the family-sized No 10), now $310.25, down from $461. It includes a cleaning kit with organic seasoning oil, a bristle brush and chain mail scrubber. More than you need? On its own, Field’s No 8 pan (10.5in in diameter) is down from $165 to $140.25.
Field Company Cast Iron Classics Bundle
Field Company No 8 Pan
This sale only lasts through 3 May, so if you’ve been looking for an heirloom (or just a very good Mother’s Day gift), I’d say now is your time to bite. Your future grandkids will thank you.
Field Company
No 5 Chef Skillet
$106.25
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